catechumen
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Thereupon she called her brother to her, and that catechumen, and spoke to them, saying: Stand fast in the faith, and love you all one another; and be not offended because of our passion.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Born of heathen parents, he turned to Christ and became a catechumen.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The prostrations of the credens before the Perfect were in their manner and import identical with the prostrations of the catechumen before the exorcist.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
It was a message of new life, of hope beyond the grave, of joy, of peace; she begged to be received as a catechumen.
From Life of Saint Monica by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)
Mr Tremayne understood the drift of his catechumen.
From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Holt, Emily Sarah
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.